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Development Tools Introduction to Git First Commits First Commits

Noelle Lewis
Noelle Lewis
7,895 Points

I thought when committing files you had to provide a message to go with it + that message had to be followed by a string

so why isnt this working?

Can you post what you entered?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points

The message to go with it is optional, but the challenge task asks you specifically to include it by using the "-m" option.

If you believe you're giving the correct command, show your command line here so we can take a look.